How to connect an older MacBook Pro with mini VGA port to HDMI?
I have an older MacBook Pro with a female mini VGA port. I would like to watch movies which have been downloaded to my laptop on my flat screen TV. Newer MacBook Pros have a mini DisplayPort for which Belkin makes a cable to use; however, I have not been successful in finding either an adapter or converter to use with my older laptop.
FYI. Am currently using Leopard but am upgrading to Snow Leopard.
I believe you naeed the Apple ADC to DVI adapter.
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HT3382 Connect from a MacBook Pro's mini display port to a Display Port monitor?
Hello everyone,
Is it possible to connect from a MacBook Pro's mini display port to a Display Port monitor with resolutions higher than 1920 x 1200? It seems Apple does not supply a mini-DP to DP adapter.
However, just as they do not make a mini-DP to HDMI adapter, but they do recommend a Belkin product for this purpose.
Is there any reason that a mini-DP to DP adapter or cable wouldn't work and support high resolutions?
Thanks for your feedback!danz0r wrote:
Hey tjk,
Thanks for the response.
Do you have any recommendations for a potential set up? The audio output and Apple DVI are on different sides of my MBP, which is alright, I guess I can get two long cables to handle each. I was hoping to just have my MBP closer to where I use it, with a cord nearby plugged in on one side to the HDTV and resting near where I keep my MBP for when I want to use the HDTV as an external monitor.
With a converter like this, you can run video out of the MBP's DVI port, and miniToslink (optical) audio out of the 3.5mm stereo mini jack to the converter, then it will combine the two and output audio and video through HDMI to the monitor.
http://www.supermediastore.com/product/u/apogee-dvi-to-hdmi-converter-spdif-opti cal-toslink-coaxial-input-output?utm_source=cj&utm_medium=aff&utm_content=HDMI+A ccessories
Otherwise, depending on the TV's inputs, for video you could run DVI to DVI on the TV, or DVI to HDMI to the TV. For audio you could run 3.5mm stereo mini plug from the MBP to RCA adapter on the TV. Toslink/optical is also an option. -
MacBook Pro 17 - Mini Display Port to HDMI - No Sound??
The support page from December 15, 2010 mentions "Mini DisplayPort in the latest Mac models enables audio and video output for the latest multimedia standards: DisplayPort and HDMI."
MacBook Pro 17 from Mid 2010. Can someone be more specific as I purchased a MBP 17 in August, connected the Moshi Mini DP to HDMI Adapter with Audio Support that I purchased from the Apple Store and NO sound??I actually had the same problem as you did, i then selected the sound output to HDMI and it worked. But then the tv always doesnt plays the sound. It percectly works once and then the other time it wont. I checked through the setting, did not work. Lastly i restarted my mac and it worked. so now whenever i have a problem with the sound, i restart my mac. I wish someone comes up with a solution to this problem.
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Rwogera wrote:
I couldn't transmit sound either, do i need another cable like Kim said? i mean it cant be transmitted through this HDMI port? as for me i have one of the latest mac pro with intel core i5..tnx
I need to know which MacBook Pro you have. Only mid-2010 and later MBP's transmit sound through MiniDisplay Port to HDMI. I have no information about the Mac Pro, so you might want to go to that Forum and ask there. -
Connect my new Macbook Pro with Mountain Lion to my HP PhotoSmart B210
How can I connect my new MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion to my hp b210 printer? My printer is about 1.5 years old and works wirelessly just fine with my PC. I just switched to mac. The printer is supposed to be airprint compatible according to HP. HP has no software drivers for me to download. Instead they say to use Mac Software Update to get the software. However, there are no updates when I try that. I have tried adding the printer manually using it's IP address and can print a test page, but when I try to print using an application on the Mac it cannot find the printer or says the printer is in use. Help!!!
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Is it possible to connect a Thunderbolt Display to a mid2009 MacBook Pro with mini Displayport?
Best regards,That means i can either buy a new Macbook WITH Thunderbolt AND a Thunderbolt Display or
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OK so a bit more info : my TV is a Sony Trinitron TV.
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Hi. I have a 3g USB modem connected to my macbook pro, and I want to try share the signal with my Airport Express (latest model).
Now before everybody screams that it can't be done, I was searching the forums and found a discussion in which someone describes how to do it from 2008, unfortunately it is archived and I couldn't ask the author directly, and the description doesn't go into much detail.
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new house, waiting for DSL to be installed, 2-3 month wait.
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How do you connect an older macbook pro to your TV?
I have an older macbook pro and trying to find out what cable to buy to hook it up to my tv with an hdmi cable. i think its DVI but i dont know if its male, female. any help?
See -> About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X.
And you need to update your system software to Mountain Lion or later.
Good luck,
Clinton
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